The holidays are just around the corner, and I have a wonderful opportunity for you! I am going to be sending out 12 Days of Holiday Helper Projects that will not only put you in the holiday mood, but help you to enjoy a handcrafted holiday season. With each mailing, you will receive not only a picture of the finished project, but you will also receive a complete supply list with a step-by-step tutorial that shows you exactly how to do the project. But you can only receive these projects by joining my special Holiday Helper mailing list, so be sure to sign up today!

To subscribe just fill in the your name and email on the right and you will start receiving the Stamper Clubhouse News!

It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays. Let’s face it, the holidays seem to appear earlier every year. They also have the uncanny knack of showing up when we are at our busiest. We have holiday gatherings and parties. We have places to go with the kids. Presents that need to be bought. So many things that just have to be done.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have creative ideas delivered to your inbox? 12 days full of great holiday help. These ideas will cover gift giving, decorating, and card making. They will be packed full of inspiring ideas. Just when you need the inspiration and the ease of great projects, I’m available to you, ready to help you though the busiest time of the year.

The holidays are a time of sparkle and wonder. Handmade gifts and decorating add to that in a way that is uniquely your own. Having inspiration for great projects that are simple and easy to do, can be a jumping-off point that will spark your creativity. Adding your own personal touches to decorations, cards, and gifts really show that you care enough to go that extra step.

Sign up for the 12 Days of Holiday Helper. Set to be delivered to your inbox starting next week…. Just add your name and your primary email address and click submit. I’m here to help you add that sparkle and glitter to your holidays!

It doesn’t take a traveler to appreciate the rich colors and patterns in this collection. Combine the Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to your project to add a touch of shine. Don’t forget our paper is lignin and acid free – perfect for making travel albums.

COLLECTION

Going Global stamp set

9 stamps

World Traveler Thinlet Dies

9 stamps

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Tips & Tricks

Sponge a bit of Soft Suede ink onto the World Traveler Textured Impressions Embossing Folder before embossing to create an aged and distressed look. (p, 39)

Let’s get started scrapping. Spring is in the air, well maybe not in Michigan as it’s snowing, but it’s on it’s way so let’s get started with some spring pages.

I used some of my left over Wildflower Fields designer paper that I had gotten for free last month during the annual sale a bration event and this is a great way to use some of the scraps.

All of the small squares along the bottom are 1 -7/8″ x 1- 7/8″ and the black photo mats are 2-1/8″ x 2-1/8″, 4-1/8″ x 4-1/8″ and 4-1/8″ x 6-1/8″

Some of the Whisper White squares at the bottom are stamped with another free set I received last month and colored with my markers like I did on my Easter card a few days ago. You can see that technique here.

Occasions Catalog Preview

Playful Pals Bundle

So much creativity packed into one playful bundle of fun! The Playful Pals stamp set and Pyramid Pals framelits go together like milk and cookies so it just makes sense to get them together and save 15% with the Playful Pals Photopolymer Bundle!

I received the Apple of My Eye stamp set for free at our last Stampin’ Up! conference and quite frankly I wasn’t sure if I would ever use it. Boy was I wrong. I’ve used it a bunch and always seem to be able to do something different with it each time.

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I love weddings there are so warm and fresh. The Bloomin’ Hearts Framelits make it so a wedding card is just as stunning as the bride.

The Love Blossoms product suite this year in the 2016 occasions catalog is perfect for wedding and anniversary cards not just Valentine cards.

Using framelits and thinlits make it so a card can be done quickly and come out stunning. Many of the exclusive dies made for Stampin’ Up! match up with stamped images like the banner on this card. I use the banner framelit from the Large Numbers Framelit set to get that perfect cut and the larger heart and bow were from the Mini Treat Bag Framelit set. So look at some of the extra shapes you can get in some of the other sets. You will be pleasantly surprised.

Tip:When cutting out detailed shapes use the Precision Base Plate and the Magnetic Platform to help get a clean cut.

If you haven’t taken a serious look at the new Botanical Builder Framelits you really need to. I love the new concept of a fancy cut away edgelit which is the feature die I used for this card.

For this card I cut my card stock the long way. 4 1/4″ x 11″ and then used the vine framelit to cut away one edge along the front. Remember don’t have the card folded when you put it thru the Big Shot or you will cut the front and the back. I also used the Thick Whisper White Card stock to lend some additional strength to the card. LOVE this new paper!

I attached a strip of the designer paper to the inside to highlight the cut. And added some additional stamping with the Botanical Blooms stamp set using Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow and Mint Macaron Ink.

The Happy Birthday is from my FREE sale-a-bration stamp set called Perfect Pairings and stamped in black. I finished the card off with a die cut flower spray and some It’s My Party Candy Dots.

Today is the start of daylight savings time where I’m at so we on the “Spring Forward” time. Not too sure I liked loosing an hour of sleep last night but I do have a very adorable suite of spring gift tags I made using the Honeycomb Happiness Stamp Set not to mention the Honeycomb Embellishments. Are they not just the cutest things you’ve seen lately.

These fun tags were part of the Make ‘n Takes at my winter weekend retreat last month. We only needed one sheet of Extra Thick White CS, some scraps of Soft Suede CS and Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper, a couple of embellishments, ribbon and punches. We used some of those markers from yesterdays post to color them in.

The Honeycomb Embellishments come in 3 colors. Mint Macaron, Blushing Bride and White so we used a Stampin’ Spritzer filled with rubbing alcohol and a dozen drops of ink refill to color the white one for the little chick.

I don’t color with markers very often and when I do pull them out I’m always happy with the results. How often do you use them?

As I was playing with my Flowering Fields Stamp Set from the 2016 Sale-a-bration selection from Stampin’ Up! I decided to use it for my Easter card this year. Would love to know what you think of it.

I love that the marker set has all of the Stampin’ Up! colors to choose from so it’s a great way to start out your collection of inks. Not only can you use them to color your image but did you know you can color right onto your stamp too and many more possibilities I’ll can show you later.

For today’s card I used the Tangelo Twist and Mossy Meadow from the In-Color set and the Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Marina Mist and Soft Sky form the Many Marvelous Makers Set

Fold Crumb Cake CS in half. Glue on larger piece of Perfectly Artistic DSP. Make smaller piece of DSP into a banner and glue on. Punch top Whisper White CS with Ornate Tag Topper Punch. To make the circle reinforcement punch a scrap piece of Crumb Cake CS with the same tag topper punch and then punch with a 1/2″ circle punch around the hole, glue onto tag. Stamp tag with ice cream cone image with Tip Top Taupe ink and the You’re so Sweet verse with Mint Macaron ink. Use a Mint Macaron marker to color in the ice cream and top with a mint Honeycomb Embellishment and add to card using demensionals. Tie a bow around the clothespin with the Bakers Twine. Cut the Silver Tread into 5 pieces and tie around Watermelon Lace Trim and clip onto tag using the clothespin. Decorate with as many Rhinestones as you want.

Don’t you just love it when you get inspired by a card and create another beautiful one because of it. I am very pleased with the way this thank you card turned out.

I had just a few sheets of my coveted Sale-a-bration Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum left but this card was just calling it’s name.

To adhere the vellum only add adhesive to the center area that will be covered by the upper elements this way your adhesive won’t show thru.

There are 2 things that really surprised me on this card. First was the stamp set I used for the flowers. It’s call Number of Years and who would think that name meant flowers. There are some awesome watercolor style images that you can use to create the flower spray with all sorts of flowers.

And the second surprise was using the new Timeless Textured Stamp Set. This is another must have for your stamp collection. I used this set to add some hidden texture by way of the grid pattern at the bottom of tag with Blushing Bride ink and the swirls with Hello Honey ink.

I added some Lost Lagoon DSP, Venetian Lace Ribbon and a Itty Bitty Accent punch flower with a pearl over the butterfly to add a pop of color.

The holidays are over. The tree is down. All of the decorations have been packed away for next year. Hopefully Santa brought everything that was on your wish list. But, just in case he didn’t have enough room in his pack for all the Stampin’ Up! supplies that you had listed, here are some great projects that will fill up your winter with ideas and inspiration.

Sale-A-Bration is a great opportunity to earn free products. That’s right – free. Isn’t that a great word after your holiday season? For every $50 spent, before taxes and shipping, you will receive a free, exclusive Sale-A-Bration product.

So brighten those long winter months with ink, stamps, and paper. No better way to spend a snowy day then inside preserving memories or making cards to brighten other people’s days. Stampin’ Up! is there to help you every step of the way!

Sale-A-Bration Inspiration

This special is from January 5th to March 31st. Sale-A-Bration products are exclusive to this promotion. You won’t be seeing these items again. Remember you earn free products when you spend $50, so now is the time to check off that wish list.

Products shown on the Sale-A-Bration brochure on pages 16-19 are limited-time products available only until February 15th. Watch for another batch of limited-time products arriving February 16th.

Marriott Centerpoint Hotel
Auburn Hills Michigan

February 19, 20 & 21, 2016

Join us for our 3rd annual winter retreat. We have moved the location to accommodate more guests so if you were unable to join us at the last one we have increased our space but don’t wait too long or it will sell out!

This will be a crafter’s dream weekend and promises to be the best you will every experience. Each guest will receive a welcome gift upon arrival with special surprises throughout the weekend.

Your registration will include:

A full table of crafting space

Goody bag valued at $50

Full Breakfast each morning*

Lunch on Saturday

Dinner on Friday and Saturday

Lunch on Sunday

Candy Bar

Prizes

Shopping

Chair massage onsite (additional fee)

and more!

Crafting hours start on Friday at 2PM and end on Sunday at 2PM

You will not have to pack up anything as the crafting room will be staffed by a member of my team all day until the last person leaves, then locked and reopened at 8AM each morning.

Did you know that you can buy Stampin’ Up! products at a 20% discount all the time?

Yep you can….

With the purchase of the Starter Kit you can take a test drive on your savings!!
And what better time than when the kit is on SALE
Now thru tuesday December 1, 2014 you can purchase the kit 25% off for just $74.25
How Does it Work:

Select $125 of your choice of Stampin’ Up! products (including sale items) you only pay $74.25 and it ships for FREE

Once you have completed the online purchase of your cart you can start shopping at a 20% discount 30% on your first order and there is more. You get an extra 5% cash back for all of your December purchases.

Here is a sample kit that will give you 40% off your purchase by using items that are on sale during the 2014 Online Extravaganza.

More Projects are HERE!!!

Round 2 of the annual day for getting started on your holiday handmade gift items.

I have some great ideas to get you started. There are 4 projects to choose from and you can do as many or as few as you like. You can start at any time from 10 – 5 but remember to budget 3 hours for each project.

Choose from:

Many Merry Stars Wreath
Over the top WOW Christmas Tags
3 Home Decor Trees
12 Days of Christmas Photo Album
Set of 4 Tile Coasters
Christmas Cards

Many Merry Stars Wreath $35

Class includes 24″ Grapevine wreath & Many Merry Stars Kit. You will have extra stars to use for other projects.

Over the top WOW Christmas Tags $15

Create all 9 tags that WOW up any package.

3 Tree Ensemble $32
I know my photo only has 1 tree but there are actually 3 in the class, 14″, 12″ and 10″. Photo is of 12″ Tree

Photo below are the trees displayed on mantel.

12 Days of Christmas Photo Album
This is an awesome gift for someone that just doesn’t have the time to put one together. A fully decorated photo album where all they need to do is drop in a few holiday photos to preserve their memories.

24 Page Photo Album $48
Pages only $38 (Album not included)

Here is a sample of some of the pages.

Christmas Cards Stamp-a-Stack
Get all of your cards done before Thanksgiving!!

Create 20 cards – 4 designs, 5 of each.

$25

need more no problem. Add on in sets of 4 for $3

Stamped Tile Coasters
Select for 4 styles and create a great gift of 4 coasters.